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1.5 stars
"Really Wanted to Love This Phone"
Pros: QWERTY keyboard, Outlook compatibility, rubberized grip
Cons: Low onboard memory, slow processor, crashed frequently
Summary: I really wanted to love this phone but, unfortunately, the misses FAR outweigh the hits.
I'd been waiting to purchase the HTC Wing since the day it went on sale at T-Mobile but I had to wait for my Verizon contract to expire. It seemed to have all the features I was looking for -- full QWERTY keyboard, Outlook compatibility, touch screen, bluetooth capability, on and on -- all within a stylish, rubberized package. What more could I want, right?
Well I owned the phone for an entire four days and I can't say I got even an HOUR of enjoyment out of it. It performed the basic functions -- placing calls and sending text messages -- admirably well. But when it came to accessing email and / or the internet, the phone became no more than a $300 rubberized door stop.
On Thursday I stopped by the T-Mobile store. The rep mistakenly signed me up for the $20 / month Blackberry plan (my fault for not questioning him on that). So all my attempts to access the web met with zero success. I stopped by a different T-Mobile store on Friday only to be told that I'd need to switch to the $30 / month T-Mobile data plan (a $10 / month price increase) instead. But they told me it might take an entire 48 HOURS for the upgraded data plan to kick in so I wouldn't be able to access the web until possibly Sunday. Great!
Once the new plan finally kicked in (Sunday) I tried to access one of the T-Zone favorites (CNN) that was already pre-bookmarked into the browser. The page was about 75% loaded before it totally stalled out. I eventually got a warning stating that some script was preventing my page from loading and if the script was not aborted, my phone might crash altogether. So I hit abort and reloaded just to have the phone grind to a complete halt.
Restart #1.
Once the phone rebooted, I decided to give up on CNN and tried to access Google instead. The browser actually started to load the page faster this time but just before it finished rendering, the browser closed out. I tried reopening the browser and went to Google again. Same outcome.
Restart #2.
I reloaded the browser and tried Google for the third time. No such dice.
Restart #3.
This restart / reload / re-crash sequence occurred exactly four times before I finally decided to return the phone altogether.
My simplified opinion: this phone is running way too monstrous an OS to come packaged with such a woefully small amount of memory. Couple that with a sluggish processor and you've got a recipe for disaster. Unless you've got the patience to deal with frequent stalls, constant crashes and regular reboots, it's probably a good idea to pass on the HTC Wing.
- 3 replies to this review
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i concur in that with all that windows mobile 6 hardware there begs to question, where is the memory onboard to to match? my opinion is they probably did that to leave room for improvement for the wing's successor so it can really look like a worthwhile improvement.
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this fone is aseome u guys r suckas...
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I thought I finally what I wanted, since i didn't like the size of the sidekick...this is not a phone for people that like to make calls fast, text message alot and from anywhere! It is too detailed/sensitive. Even with real small hands I could not get touch screen to work without the stylus. Waaaay too long to make a call, esp. if you are driving, working, or even just taking a walk. This is really for people who have to have internet/e-mail. I have a wireless laptop for that! I wound up with the Rizr and really love this so far!
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